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2020., Juvenile, DK Call No: 599.4 MILNER Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Take an amazing journey through the upside-down world of bats with Charlotte Milner's The Bat Book. Bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations accompany fascinating facts about these furry flying mammals and their importance to the world we live in. From the way they fly, to how they communicate with each other, how they hunt, and why they sleep upside-down, each of the world's 1,300 types of bat is unique and utterly fascinating. Bats are also incredibly important to the environment. As well as gobbling up pests, and spreading seeds through the forests, they also pollinate over 500 different species of plants throughout the world, including some of our favourite fruits such as mangoes and bananas. Following on from The Bee Book and The Sea Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight important ecological issues faced by our planet to children, this time focusing on the world's only flying mammals. The Bat Book is perfect to teach little animal-lovers all about these clever creatures who do so much for our planet. Discover how much they matter, why they are declining, and what we can do to help. This charming celebration of bats shows children just how extraordinary these animals are, and is a reminder that it is up to us to care for our planet and its creatures.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, DK Publishing Call No: 595.79 MILNER Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: DK's The Bee Book is a wonderful introduction to the humble honeybee: nature's hardest worker, and much more than just a provider of honey! Bees are incredibly industrious, brilliant at building, super social, and--most importantly--responsible for a third of every mouthful of food you eat! Find out how bees talk to one another, what it takes to become a queen bee, what the life of a worker bee is like, and more.
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2021., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: 574.5 MILNER Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discover the plants and animals of the rainforest, and how we can protect them, in this beautifully illustrated children's book. Sweep aside the liana vines, hop over the giant roots of the kapok tree, and follow the sound of the howler monkey as you venture into the tropical rainforest. Find out about some of the amazing animals that live there, learn about the enormous variety of life-giving plants, and discover why the Amazon rainforest is known as the 'lungs' of our Earth.
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2019., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: 591.77 MILNER Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Introduces the sea, describes the different zones and marine animals that can be found there, and offers suggestions for what people can do to protect them.